Mohave County miner., 1887-07-30
Gsv. Zuliek's Disesnsma.


The Governor is iadesd seeing a time
Of tribulation and sore trouble. With his
extraordinary desire tomake a few points
for Zalick, as indicated by bis every
move with his many extraordinary blum
ders for man in his position TO make (;
with the unmercifnl lashing he has re-
ceived At the hands Of the press OF Ari-
IONA; with detection cropping out all
around his political camp; with . sur
rounding Of advisers Of most unscrup-
ulous character, and which control him
completely; witt, the most stupendous
political jobbery aud public robbery that
has ever occurred in the history OF Ari-
snna on his hands, It 10 no wonder that
the Governor is growing very gray and
rapidly losing his former good supply Of
adipose tissue. But he Is destined to be
tortured with still more excrueiating
sort OF political bellyache. The respecta-
BILE element Of the Democratic party of
Arizona has concluded that it will not be
run out of the country entirely, and 90
the contest has begun between the ad-
ven,urers Of the Democratic party Of Ari-
coma aud the honest citizens Of that par
ty. Already Zulick is called upon to de-
eide between his gang and the respccta-
ble Democrats. Zulick started. in TO
train with the gang which proposed TO
run things 10 suit themselves and to the
Governors great glory and the increase
of their personal finances, but he now
discovers that the honest element OF the
party Is In the majority, and that that
majority is on the war path in dead earn.
sst ;.hence his dilemma. The contest has
begun seriously in the Territorial prison
between Superintendent Gates, an hon
est, substantial citizen OF the Territory,
and q Democrat who respects principle,
is honorable and able, Prison Commits.
sioner p. X. Brady, another man OF the
same stamp, and their friends who stand
with them, which means all respectable
Democrats on the one side, and Little
Steve" Of Graham, Lyons, OF Yuma,
with the remainder Of Zulick's gang on
the other side. The contest has already
narrowed itself down to the point that
the Governor must either remove Lyons
and Stevens from the Territorial Prison
Commission or fight the respectable por-
ton Of the Democratic party Of the Terri.
tory. ..-
The immediate cause Of the trouble 10
the prison turnkey, one Joe Cottrell, an
ex.rustler Of Graham county, and who Il
is said, by those who know, was at one
time in Jail there under the charge Of
horse-stealing, but escaped the peniten-
tiary through Stevens combinations.
When Stevens was appointed on the
Prison Commission he put this man Cot
trell in az. turnkey, and it is currently re-
ported that this turnkey has habit Of
getting drunk In the prison, going among
ths prisoners and creating general ds-
mofalization, against which supt. Gsaas
very strenously objects. Commissioners
p. r. Brady stands firmly by"Supt. Gates
for the removal OF this turnkey, while
Stevens and Lyons propose to keep him
there and BY the conniyancc or dilatory
action Of the Governor have 10 Ear sue
cccded in doing 80. Tho contest has
reached sach a heat that either Gates or
Cottrell must 90. The Governor must
remove Stevens and Lyons 10 make room
for men who xill shut the turnkey of or
he must allow Gates to be removed,
which means that Brady will 90 and the
rustlcr gang get possession Of the Terri
toriai prison, etc, and bring down on the
Governors head the vengeance Of the
best element OF the Territorial Dsmocra-
cy. .-....
The hatred OF Stevens and Lyons for
Tom Gates will be thoroughly under
stood by all who know the character Of
tbs men. The sturdy integrity Of Gates
and Brady, and the nimblc consciences
OF stephens and Lyons, won't work to-
gether when there Ii q pile in sight and
that ia where the trouble comes in origi-
nally, while the tight IL over the turnkey
which stevens aud Lyons keep in Office
as menace to Gates and to further their
own purposes.